Liver Enzyme ? - Page 2

chrisy · 10-11-2010, 03:41 PM

Pink,
Try not to worry - you are getting it checked out. Think of it this way: Most people do not regularly get these types of blood tests and they have nothing wrong with them. The only difference may be that you got the tests and know a number is elevated; they didn't get the tests and ignorance was bliss...and then everything got back to normal eventually all without their knowledge.

I still think it was spray cheese, you're probably sleepwalking to get it.

PinkGirl · 10-11-2010, 04:16 PM

Thanks Jackie ... I'll check out that link.

Chris Y ... I knew spray cheese would come back to haunt me.

Mary Jo · 10-12-2010, 05:01 PM

Hi Pink....Just saw your post. I, too, am praying it is nothing and am very confident it isn't anything at all. Like Chrisy said, most people never get this stuff checked out and never know.

I'm rootin' on just a fluke thing....cold etc.

Love to you Pink.....

Mary Jo

Laurel · 10-12-2010, 05:12 PM

Pink Girl,

I know you said you did not take Tylenol, but check your cold med. Many contain acetaminophen which is tylenol. That will pop up your liver enzymes every time! Take some Milk Thistle to help heal it.

PinkGirl · 10-13-2010, 05:33 AM

Thank you Mary Jo. I'm sure hoping it's nothing.

Laurel ... no cold meds .. nadda ... just a blob of honey for my
sore throat.

Mary Anne in TX · 10-13-2010, 06:59 AM

And there is no telling where those rascal bees have been!!!
Thinking powerful, good thoughts for ya, Pink! ma

DonnaD · 10-13-2010, 07:33 AM

Pink Girl,
Oh you can always make me laugh. I had forgotten about the cheese spray. Is it still in your china closet with all your lovely dishes?

Seriously, by the responses you are a very special person to many of us here on the sight. Many positive thoughts and prayers are coming your way.

Let us know how the next test results. Hope your cold is getting better. I am finally over a cold I had for more than 3 weeks. Even that concerned me, why can't I get over this? Do I need a blood test? See what we live with all the time.

Love ya,
Donna

PinkGirl · 10-13-2010, 01:50 PM

Thanks DonnaD and Ma ... if I can't blame the cheese, it must
be the bee's fault.

Lien · 10-13-2010, 02:14 PM

I bet it's the cold. I would be very surprised if it isn't.

Jacqueline

chrisy · 10-13-2010, 02:17 PM

maybe the bee ate string cheese or took tylenol.

PinkGirl · 10-13-2010, 02:42 PM

Thinking outside the box is good ... the bee took tylenol ... it
could happen ....

Mary Anne in TX · 10-13-2010, 03:00 PM

You know, they're doing research on the little bee these days 'cause he has some problems. They're finding out what makes them sick. I tell ya, that ol bee's been up to mischief and jumbled up Pink's score.

sassy · 10-13-2010, 05:28 PM

Those pesky bees. Kick 'em in the knees they are so proud of!

I'm betting on the cold Pink.

Thinkin of ya!

Debbie L. · 10-13-2010, 07:16 PM

Pink, I'm sorry to hear that you're having this worry. While you wait for the ultrasound, can you at least get the actual values of the test? Which enzymes, how far over normal, etc? If they're a few points above, that's interesting but not all that worrisome. If they're quadruple normal, concern is increased.

I know many people (not just cancer survivors) who happen to find elevated liver enzymes when labs are done for other reasons. Almost always, a repeat check later shows the enzymes are back to normal. No symptoms, no problems, no explanation ever found. Of course I'm hoping that's what will happen here.

Do you have the U/S scheduled yet?

Love and good thoughts,
Debbie Laxague

Barbara2 · 10-13-2010, 07:42 PM

I agree with Jacqueline that there is a good chance that it is the cold. Especially knowing that your cold was quite severe when the bloodwork was drawn.

PinkGirl · 10-13-2010, 07:57 PM

Thanks everyone. I don't know the actual numbers. The blood
was drawn here where I live and the results were sent to the city
where my oncologist is. I think my family doctor here also gets a
copy. I'll try calling her tomorrow and see if she can explain the
numbers to me. I haven't got the date for the ultra sound yet.
We just had a holiday weekend and everything was closed on
Monday. If I don't hear anything tomorrow I'll start calling people and
bothering them ...

Sheila · 10-14-2010, 06:09 AM

Do I need to send you some smarties to take to get to the bottom of this....I take them all the time and pretend they actually help me!

PinkGirl · 10-14-2010, 07:46 AM

Tehetehe ... Smarties ... would that be American Smarties
or Canadian????

PinkGirl · 10-14-2010, 08:15 AM

I got the numbers

AST 51 normal is 14-36

ALT 63 normal is 52

The soonest I can get the U/S is Oct. 29th.

Are these the kind of numbers you spit on Chris Y????

chrisy · 10-14-2010, 09:19 AM

I might spit on them for me. They are not that elevated, particularly since you had other things going. Why not get them retested an a week or so, which is probably much easier than doing an ultrasound. Your primary care doctor can order that test, or around here you can sometimes get them at the drugstore for $65.